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Idea lab: Engaging with the public during times of increased book challenges

Diaz, Stephanie; Murray, Eva; Lubbers, Mary

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Title
Idea lab: Engaging with the public during times of increased book challenges
Author(s)
  • Diaz, Stephanie
  • Murray, Eva
  • Lubbers, Mary
Issue Date
2022-07
Keyword(s)
  • Banned books
  • Challenged books
  • Public libraries
  • Intellectual freedom
  • Censorship
Abstract
In 2021, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tracked 729 challenges to school, library, and university collections. Considering that in 2020 the OIF recorded 156 challenges, last year’s increase was dramatic enough to catch the attention of news outlets and social media users across the United States. As a result, libraries of all kinds were positioned to make often difficult decisions about how to respond to the public’s heightened focus on banned books. In this issue of JLOE, the Idea Lab highlights two libraries, a true community library that was caught off guard by extraordinary media attention, and a public library that deftly responded to local book challenges.
Series/Report Name or Number
Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement, vol. 2, issue 1
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
Copyright and License Information
  • Copyright 2022 Stephanie Diaz, Eva Murray, Mary Lubbers
  • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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JLOE V2.1 2022 PRIMARY
Volume 2 Issue 1